October 17, 2018
Host: Dan Gilmartin, CEO & Executive Director, Michigan Municipal League
Guest: Bruce Katz, author, "The New Localism: How Cities Can Thrive in the Age of Populism"
Bruce Katz believes that cities are the engines of the national economy, so he has long wondered why American cities can't fund valuable services like infrastructure and early childhood education. On this episode of the Economics of Place podcast - and in his new book - Katz shares some of the lessons he has learned from European countries about unlocking public wealth.
October 10, 2018
Host: Matt Bach, Director of Communications, Michigan Municipal League
Guest: Charles Mitchell, Senior Assistant City Attorney, City Attorney's Office, City and County of Denver
Colorado was the first state to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana. In this episode, attorney Charles Mitchell shares some of the benefits, challenges, and legal issues that have arisen in Colorado since marijuana legalization, and lessons learned along the way. Mitchell was also a speaker at the Michigan Municipal League's 2018 Convention. View his presentation, HR up in Smoke: The Intersectoin Between Marijuana Legalizaton and Employment Law.
October 4, 2018
Host: Emily Kielizewski, Membership Engagement Specialist, Michigan Municipal League
Guest: Catherine Bostick-Tullius, 2017-18 Michigan Municipal League Board President; Councilmember, Lapeer
Emily sits down with Catherine Bostick-Tullius, 2017-18 League Board President, to reflect on her experience as president and her hopes for the League moving forward.
September 28, 2018
Host: Lisa Donovan, Communications Specialist/Editor, Michigan Municipal League
Guests:
Michael Lesich, Fraser Councilmember and member of Fraser First Booster Club
Christina Woods, Director, Fraser Parks & Recreation Department
Sherry Stein, President, Fraser First Booster Club
The city of Fraser was honored with the League's 2018 Community Excellence Award at our annual Convention in Grand Rapids. They won for McKinley Barrier-Free Park and Playground. Hear how a 12-year volunteer effort led by the Fraser First Booster Club transformed an underused park into a place that children and adults of all abilities can enjoy.
September 11, 2018
Host: Anthony Minghine, Deputy Executive Director & COO, Michigan Municipal League
Guest: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05)
Tony talks with Congressman Dan Kildee about his ideas for promoting a national agenda around strengthening communities. From the federal standpoint, we should plan for investment in communities and ensure less volatility as the economy goes through up and down cycles.
September 6, 2018
Host: Lisa Donovan, Communications Specialist/Editor, Michigan Municipal League
Guests:
Brian Ewanciw, Founder, Wayne Bicycle Club
Jamie McCloskey
Bicycling Means Business and Friendship in Wayne, Michigan was a finalist in Michigan Municipal League's 2017 Community Excellence Awards competition. Brian Ewanciw shares how the Wayne Bicycle Club got started and the benefits it has generated for participants and the city as a whole. Read more in the Sept/Oct 2018 issue of The Review.
September 6, 2018
Host: Lisa Donovan, Communications Specialist/Editor, Michigan Municipal League
Guest: Carla Filkins, Mayor, Cadillac
The Plaza at Cadillac Commons was a finalist in Michigan Municipal League's 2017 Community Excellence Awards competition. Mayor Carla Filkins shares how the project got its start with the League's PlacePlans program and is now revitalizing a key area between downtown and the waterfront. Read more in the upcoming Nov/Dec 2018 issue of The Review.
August 29, 2018
Host: Matt Bach, Director of Communications, Michigan Municipal League
Guest: State Senator Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City)
Matt Bach sits down with Sen. Wayne Schmidt in his hometown of Traverse City to talk about a variety of challenges facing Michigan communities, including affordable housing, road funding, and revenue sharing. Sen. Schmidt also gives some insight into how legislatiors are receiving the message of Michigan Municipal League's SaveMICity initiative.
August 23, 2018
Host: Anthony Minghine, Deputy Executive Director & COO, Michigan Municipal League
Guest: Ridgway White, President, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Educating residents and business leaders will be key if we hope to see an improvment to Michigan's broken municipal finance system. The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation understandd that. On this episide, we are joined by Ridgway White, president of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, to hear why they have identified this issue as an area of focus and are supporting the SaveMICity effort.
August 13, 2018
Host: Dan Gilmartin, Executive Director & CEO, Michigan Municipal League
Guest: Bill Mathewson, recently retired General Counsel, Michigan Municipal League
